Smyrna times., 1887-07-06
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calico department.
l turned on my heel, descended on tn
elevator, and went out on Broadway
was thoroughly sick Of red calico. but
determined to make one more trial. NJ
wife had bought her red calico not lonJ
before, and there must be some to be haC
somewhere. I ought to have asked he
where she bought it, but l thought sim
pie little thing like that could be GOugh
anywhere.
1 went into another large dry goods
store.
As 1 entered the store sudden tremol
seized me. could not bear to take out
that piece of red calico. If / had any
other kind of Il rag about mel pcnwipeI
or any thing of the sort, l think would
have asked them if they could match
! that.
But 1 stepped up to young woman
and presented my sample with the usual
| question.
Back room, counter ON the left she
said
went there.
''Have you any real calico, like this?'' 1
asked of the lady behind the counter.
''NO, sir, she said; "but we have it in
Turkey red "
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''All right" said; "give me Turkey
red"
GLOW much, sir?'' she said.
II don't knOw-say five yards"
The lady looked at me rather strangely,
but measured off five yards Of Turkey red
calico
Then she raped on the counter and
called out, "Cashr' A little girl with
yellow hair in two long plaits came slow
ly up. The lady wrote the number of
yards, the name of the goods, her own
number, the price, the amount of the
bank note l handed her, and some other
matters, probably the color of my ewes
and the direction and velocity of the wind.
on a slip of paper. She then copied ali
this in Il little book which she Kept bv
her. Then she handed the slip of paper.
the money and the Turkey red to the vel
low haired girl. This young girl copied
the slip in Il little book she carried. and
then she went away with the calico. the
paper slip and the money.
After very long time-during which
the little girl probably took the goods. the
money and the slip to some central desk.
where the note was received its amount
and number entered in a book. change
given to the girl, copy of the slip made
ana entered, girls entry examined and
approved, goods wrapped up, girl regis
tered, plaits counted and entered on a Slip
OF paper and copied by the girl in her
book, girl taken to hydrant and washed.
number of towel entered on a paper sin
and copied by the girl in her book. value
OF my note and amount of change branded
somewhere on the child and said process
noted on a Slip of paper and copied in her
book-the girl came to me, bringing the
change and the package of Turkey red
calico.
had time for very little work at the
office that afternoon, and when l reached
home handed the package of calico tc
my wife She unrolled it and exclaimed:
''Why, this don't match the piece I
gave your
match itr' I cried. "Oh, no! it don't
match it. You don't want that matched.
You were mistaken. What you wanted
was Turkey red-third counter to the left.
! mean, Turkey red is what they use.
My wife looked at me in amazement.
and then | detailed to her my troubles.
''Well," " said she, ''this Turkey red is
a great deal prettier than what 1 had. and
you've got so much Of it that needn't
use the other at all. wish had thought
Of Turkey red before
i wish from my heart you had" said
Frank r. Stockton in The Household.